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Henri Giffard

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Also known as Baptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard

French engineer (1825-1882)

Person · Open Library

Born
1825
Died
1882
Works
2

Top works

  • Application de la vapeur à la navigation aérienne
  • Henri Giffard papers

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Key facts

Born
Baptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard , ( 1825-02-08 ) 8 February 1825, Paris , France
Died
14 April 1882 (1882-04-14) (aged 57)
Occupation
engineer
Known for
steam injector , Giffard dirigible airship

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Encyclopedic overview

The Giffard dirigible, created by Giffard in 1852 A- Steam from boiler, B- Needle valve, C- Needle valve handle, D- Steam and water combine, E-Water feed, F- Combining cone, G- Delivery nozzle and cone, H- delivery chamber and pipe, K- Check valve

Baptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard (8 February 1825 – 14 April 1882) was a French engineer. In 1852 he invented the steam injector and the powered Giffard dirigible airship.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henri Giffard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.